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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1964
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Campus' Beauty Not 'Natural'
By Suellen McKinley
The beauty of the landscape at KU is not really natural beauty. It involves a big make-up job.
Two of the men responsible for the planning and maintenance of the University's landscape are Alton Thomas, landscape architect, and Harold E. (Gene) Blitch, supervisor of grounds and landscape architect.
At the present time Thomas and Blitch are supervising planting at Watson Library and Murphy Hall.
LANDSCAPING AT THE library is necessary now because of the new addition to the building.
"SOME OF THE plants were also overgrown and were removed to be used in other areas where their size won't matter. The renovating opens up the front of the building." Blitch said.
"At the library there are fewer changes than on some other buildings," Blitch said. "The planting at the present time is seasonal. We're using Pfitzers, a spreading evergreen shrub, and Andorras, an evergreen ground cover. Other plants will go in after frost—the small flowering trees and shrubs."
Thomas said he was concerned with the preliminary drawing board planning for the placement of building sites, walks, drives, and plantings for the "master plan" of development for the University.
"We're also renovating the front area of Murphy," Blitch said. "A new trash container in the front called for some re-doing of the entrance area and driveway.
"Much of the work is planning the overlap of entrances and avenues of student traffic to make sure the students can get to class," Thomas said. "But the final decision on architectural placement is up to the state architect's office in Topeka."
ONCE THE PLANS for new buildings are drawn and approved, Blitch and Thomas collaborate on the final results with consideration to maintenance, available plants that would be durable, and the amount of money that may be spent.
"There aren't too many projects underway right now; however, some big projects are on the boards
"I work on a basic plan and preliminaries for the site and create a format around which debate can be held when the plans are sent to Topeka." Thomas said. "Then Gene tells me what plants are best for esthetics, maintenance, and the area."
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CATHOLIC MASS., 5 p.m. St. Lawrence Chapel, 1910 Strattford Rd.
GRADUATE PHYSICS COLLQOUIUM, 4 p.m. 305. Mallett "Two-Body Force Inside Nuclei from Reactions." Ian McCarthy, U. of Calif. at Davis.
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n o w pending appropriations," Thomas said.
CARILLON RECITAL, 7 p.m., Albert Gerken.
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Fraser.
"IN ANOTHER MONTH or so a big drive will be built from the center of N zone (a parking lot north of Allen Field House) to the north end of Ellsworth Hall. It will serve as a relief for traffic on 15th Street and will have walks for bikes and those students on foot." Thomas said. "The planting and seeding along the drive will begin next spring."
TIMELY TOPICS, 7 p.m. St. Lawrence Chapel, 1910 Stratford Rd. "The New Morality: Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide."
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PHARMACY LECTURE. 7.30 p.m. 324
Blitch said planning is being done on the new gymnasium to be built at the intramural field on Sunnyside avenue.
"Other landscape projects include sidewalk and pavement repairs and a small project at new Blake Hall, which is pending approval." Blitch said. "We will be in charge of the plantings at the Engineering Building and Y zone (a new parking area southeast of Sunflower and Sunnyside intersection)."
EPISCOPAL EVENING PRAYER, 9:30 p.m. Danforth Chapel.
"We are so high that drainage is terrible. If it doesn't rain every two weeks, we have to water the plants." Blitch said, "Rainfall must come at the right time in the right amounts."
THE MEN SAID KU is limited in the types of plants it can use for landscaping, because the plants must stand sub zero weather, high winds, drought, and rocky soil.
"SOMETIMES STUDENTS ask why there are areas where landscaping has not been done," Thomas said. "This is because plans for future construction make it impractical for us to plant that area. This causes what seems to be neglect, which is not the case."
Sturdy plants that are often used on the campus are Russian Olive trees, varieties of juniper, and some pines and hedges. Other native plants, such as the redbud and flowering crab, also flourish.
PHARMACY LECTURE. 7:30 p.m. 324
Malott Hall.
Blitch said the University is waiting for a piece of statuary to be completed by Bernard Frazier, professor of architecture and sculpturer in residence.
When completed, it will be the focal point of a garden to be built in the arcade area of Murphy Hall." Blitch said.
The onslaught of bicycles onto the campus has posed a problem for Thomas and Blitch—what to do with the bikes.
"We're starting a bigger program for bicycle racks with a program for doubling the parking area at Watson Library, Marvin Hall, and Murphy Hall," Blitch said.
"The thing that is interesting about landscape architecture, Thomas said, "is the constant and sometimes sudden change." The site and look of the University is always changing; there is a constant reshuffling."
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